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In Berlin Bundestag Address, Mattarella Denounces Aggression and ‘New Dr. Strangelove’ Nuclear Rhetoric

Delivered on Germany’s National Day of Mourning, his speech presses for multilateral law to protect civilians.

Overview

  • At Germany’s parliament, he declared that wars of aggression are crimes and rejected claims of sovereign license to attack neighbors.
  • Warning of a resurgence of pro‑nuclear bravado, he invoked “new Dr. Strangelove” figures who would have the world “love the bomb.”
  • Citing United Nations data, he said more than 90% of today’s conflict victims are civilians and pointed to the toll in Kyiv and Gaza.
  • He condemned bombing of populated areas, the use of hunger as a weapon, and sexual violence as unjustifiable breaches of humanitarian law.
  • He called on Germany, Italy, and the wider international community to strengthen multilateral, law‑based responses, noting UNHCR’s April count of 122 million displaced.